College Essay Essentials


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Let the College Essay Guy take the stress out of writing your college admission essay. Packed with brainstorming activities, college personal statement samples and more, this book provides a clear, stress-free roadmap to writing your best admission essay. Writing a college admission essay doesn't have to be stressful. College counselor Ethan Sawyer (aka The College Essay Guy) will show you that there are only four (really, four!) types of college admission essays. And all you have to do to figure out which type is best for you is answer two simple questions: 1. Have you experienced significant challenges in your life? 2. Do you know what you want to be or do in the future? With these questions providing the building blocks for your essay, Sawyer guides you through the rest of the process, from choosing a structure to revising your essay, and answers the big questions that have probably been keeping you up at night: How do I brag in a way that doesn't sound like bragging? and How do I make my essay, like, deep? College Essay Essentials will help you with: The best brainstorming exercises Choosing an essay structure The all-important editing and revisions Exercises and tools to help you get started or get unstuck College admission essay examples Packed with tips, tricks, exercises, and sample essays from real students who got into their dream schools, College Essay Essentials is the only college essay guide to make this complicated process logical, simple, and (dare we say it?) a little bit fun. The perfect companion to The Fiske Guide To Colleges 2020/2021. For high school counselors and college admission coaches, this is an essential book to help walk your students through writing a stellar, authentic college essay.




Student Essentials: Essay Writing


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Student Essentials: Essay Writing - in one hour gives you all the essential skills you need for planning and writing an essay. Taking you step-by-step through every stage, helping you develop and apply your skills straight away. Student Essentials: Essay Writing - in one hour is packed full of jargon-free, practical advice to help you really get to grips with every element of your essay. Checklists and exercises ensure you tackle each stage of your essay head on and develop key skills, from getting started and developing your structure to refining your argument, and paragraph style and writing a killer conclusion. Get the essential toolkit to essay writing confidence, including: Planning your essay - understanding the question, researching the topic and organising your idea Writing your essay - perfecting introductions and conclusions, making your point and writing with style Presenting your essay - dealing with references and bibliography and formatting your work In just one hour develop your critical thinking skills for study success and perform at your optimum with Trotman's Student Essentials series. Discover other titles in the series to help boost your study skills including: Student Essentials: Exam and Revision Strategies - in one hour Student Essentials: Dissertation - in one hour Student Essentials: Study Skills - in one hour Student Essentials: Critical Thinking - in one hour




Writers at Work: The Essay Student's Book


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Following on from Writers at Work: The Paragraph and Writers at Work: the Short Composition, Writers at Work: The Essay will teach the basics of academic essay writing to intermediate-level students. In Writers at Work: The Essay, college and university students use the process approach to write different genres of essays common at the post-secondary level, the most important being expository writing, persuasive writing, and timed essay exams. Each chapter uses the same five-step approach to writing that is used in the two lower-level books. In each chapter, students analyze a model essay, noticing key organizational and linguistic features; brainstorm ideas; write multiple drafts; revise their work; engage in peer reviews; and share their finished work. Chapters recycle and build upon previously taught material.




Practical Academic Essay Writing Skills


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Practical Academic Essay Writing Skills: An International ESL Students English Essay Writing Handbook was written with non-English speaking ESL students in mind. In other words, it was primarily written for ESL students who study English as a second language to gain university entrance. Having said that, this practical ESL guide can be used by anyone such as a high-school student, an undergraduate or graduate student, or even a mature age student wishing to learn more practical academic essay writing skills which produce consistent results and grades for your essays, assignments, or even thesis. With 5 years TESOL experience in practical English academic writing, the author has managed to make himself clearly understood by his ESL students, so a great feature is its clarity and understanding. The basic academic essay writing skills such as Essay organization, Essay structure, Essay outline, and the English essay writing process are all practically written with non-English speaking students in mind. In addition to portability and ease of understanding, the best feature is you'll learn the most practical essay writing you'll ever need to write your way to a BA. What's in it for you? Apply the learning in Practical Academic Essay Writing and you will: 1. Improve your basic academic writing knowledge. 2. Become a faster and stronger academic essay writer. 3. Show classmates how easy essay academic writing is. 4. Boost your self confidence in English academic essay writing. 5. Impress your professor at university or your lecturer in your regular English classes. 6. Look like a more professional Writer. And best of all; your grades will improve. And let's face it. That's what you want, isn't it! It's all up to you, apply the learning and get the results you want by reading Practical Academic Essay Writing Skills (An International ESL Students English Essay Writing Handbook). Write your way to BA




How to Write Any High School Essay


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What do high school teachers expect from your writing? Here's the inside information on how your teachers think. If writing essays is challenging for you -- or if you want to turn a B essay into an A essay -- you'll want to read this book. How To Write Any High School Essay is the essential, easy-to-use, and comprehensive guide for any high school essay you could ever want to write -- no matter the teacher, no matter the subject. Grounded in more than a decade of tutoring in New York City's most demanding schools, How To Write Any High School Essay offers clear and creative guidance for both high school writers at all levels and middle schoolers looking to get ahead. Follow sample outlines and essays to help you develop your ideas and support them convincingly. Pick up quick tips as you read to help you focus and save time. How To Write Any High School Essay centralizes what English and History teachers have been inadequately teaching for years into one, short guide.




College Admission Essentials


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You can get into the perfect school! You may think that getting an acceptance letter from selective colleges and universities is a mad dash to the top that only the very best students survive, and those who make it are just the lucky ones. Stress levels soar as it feels like the bar is rising higher and everything is out of your control. But that's not true! You can take control, and you can do it in a way that's as effective as it is empowering. From describing your extracurriculars to interviews with admission officers, it comes down to two questions: What matters most to you? How does it manifest in your life? The answers will give direction to every part of the admission process. Ethan Sawyer (the College Essay Guy), along with dozens of top admission experts, will help you stand out by showing colleges and universities how your values and your drive will change you, your alma mater, and the world. Inside you'll find... Advice and insight from a team of counselors, advisors, and deans of admission Interactive exercises that quickly and easily provide the best content for your application Access to a massive database of online resources, including organizational tools and in-depth guides Guidance for veterans, students with learning differences, LGBTQ+ students, students interested in women's colleges or HBCUs, and more www.collegeessayguy.com




Essay Writing


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Essay Writing is a student guide with a mission: to enable students to write better essays and get the grades they deserve by demystifying the essay-writing process. MunLing Shields places essay writing within the larger university experience for students. In a clear and easy to understand way the author guides the reader through the process of writing successful university essays by looking at essay writing in the context of academic communication, academic culture and different learning styles and approaches. This book: Helps students study more independently and learn more meaningfully to write better essays Offers invaluable insights into the way tutors see essays Explains why essays are set, and how to understand the rationale behind them Demonstrates how best to approach answering the question. This highly accessible book offers practical, in-depth guidance on each of the stages of the essay writing process - planning, drafting and editing - and relates them to the important sub-skills of information-gathering, reading academic texts, how to get the most out of lectures, referencing and citations, and fluency and appropriateness of style and language. ′An excellent guide for students new to writing essays at university′ - David Ellicott, Senior Lecturer in Youth Justice and Youth Studies, Nottingham Trent University SAGE Study Skills are essential study guides for students of all levels. From how to write great essays and succeeding at university, to writing your undergraduate dissertation and doing postgraduate research, SAGE Study Skills help you get the best from your time at university. Visit the SAGE Study Skills hub for tips, quizzes and videos on study success!




Academic Writing for International Students of Business


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International students of Business or Economics often need to write essays and reports for exams and coursework, and this new, second edition of Academic Writing for International Students of Business has been completely revised and updated to help them succeed with these tasks. This book explains the academic writing process from start to finish, and practises all the key writing skills in the context of Business Studies. The book can be used either with a teacher or for self-study, and is clearly organised into four parts, with each divided into short units that contain examples, explanations and exercises for use in the classroom or for self-study: The Writing Process, from assessing sources to proofreading Elements of Writing, practising skills such as making comparisons Vocabulary for Writing, dealing with areas such as nouns and adjectives, adverbs and verbs, synonyms, prefixes and prepositions, in an academic context Writing Models, illustrating case studies, reports, longer essays and other key genres This is an up-to-date book that reflects the interests and issues of contemporary Business Studies, with revised exercises, updated reading texts and a new glossary to ensure accessibility and maximise usability. Students wanting to expand their academic potential will find this practical and easy-to-use book an invaluable guide to writing in English for their degree courses, and it will also help students planning a career with international companies or organisations, where proficiency in written English is a key skill. All aspects of writing clearly explained, with full glossary for reference Full range of practice exercises, with answer key included Use of authentic academic texts Fully updated, with sections on finding electronic sources and evaluating internet material




Good Essay Writing


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Lecturers, why waste time waiting for the post to arrive? Request and receive your e-inspection copy today! Writing good essays can be a real challenge. If you need a helping hand (or simply want to improve your technique) this book sets out proven approaches and techniques which can help everyone write good essays. Extensively revised and updated, this 4th edition includes new material such as: A chapter on essay planning, focusing on literature searching (using online materials), note-taking and formulating an argument A comparison of essay writing to exam writing The use of academic language, vocabulary and register, and its 'accuracy and appropriateness' A new Companion Website providing additional activities, downloads and resources. The authors focus on answering key questions you will face when preparing essays - What do tutors look for when marking my essay? What kind of skills do I need as I progress through my course? How can I avoid inadvertent plagiarism? What are the protocols for referencing? Encapsulated in easy to digest summaries, this edition shows you how to approach different types of essay questions, addresses common worries, and provides extensive use of worked examples including complete essays which are fully analysed and discussed. Visit the Companion Website at www.uk.sagepub.com/redman/ for a range of free support materials! Good Essay Writing is highly recommended for anyone studying social sciences who wants to brush up on their essay writing skills and achieve excellent grades. SAGE Study Skills are essential study guides for students of all levels. From how to write great essays and succeeding at university, to writing your undergraduate dissertation and doing postgraduate research, SAGE Study Skills help you get the best from your time at university. Visit the SAGE Study Skills website for tips, quizzes and videos on study success!




Essay Writing Skills


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Writing essays is a major part of many further education courses. In coursework assignments, dissertations and exams, a well-written essay can make the difference between a pass and a fail, and these essays provide you with the stepping stones that take you towards the degree, qualification and career that you desire. Nothing will expose your uncertainty or lack of knowledge more than a poorly written essay; what Essay Writing Skills does is let you know what is expected of you and how best to go about your research, thus allowing you to get on top of your workload quickly. Essay Writing Skills offers practical and proven ways to maximise your success in all aspects of essay writing. From planning your first essay to assessing primary and secondary sources, it will help you to write in a systematic way that presents a convincing and academically sound argument. A comprehensive guide, it provides guidance and advice on good research techniques, grammar and accuracy, creating an essay plan and correctly citing your sources. It also includes a range of real life example essays and insider knowledge on how your essays are assessed, Essay Writing Skills is an indispensible source of advice, making the writing process clear and manageable to help you improve the quality of your written work.